Meanings
adjectivehemipenial (not comparable)
alternative hemipeneal
- not comparableOf or pertaining to a hemipenis.
Clark was faced with the problem of determining which hemipenial type constituted the primitive condition.
1985, Thomas Duncan, Cladistic theory and methodology, page 66Synonyms: hemipenal, hemipenile
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or pertaining to a hemipenis.
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hemipenial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemipenial
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“hemipenial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemipenial. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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